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Math Definitions 5-G

math vocabulary

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variablea letter that stands for a number of a range of numbers
rangedifference between greatest and least number
modenumber that occurs most often
medianmiddle number when data are in order
meanaverage
cubea solid figure whose faces are all square
digitsymbol used to write numbers: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
perioda 3-digit group of numbers, separated by other groups by a way to write numbers
expanded, standard, and word formsways to write numbers
exponenta number that tells how many times another number is used as a factor
number linea line that shows numbers in order
equivalent decimalsdecimals that name the same amount
front-end-estimationa way to estimate a sum by adding the first digit of each addend and adjusting the result
multiplethe product of a number and a whole number
commutative propertyExample: 3 x 7 = 7 x 3
benchmark numbersnumbers that are simple to work with such as 10, 50, 100, etc.
common multiplea non-zero number that is a multiple of two or more different numbers
least common multiplethe least non-zero number that is a multiple of two or more different numbers
compatible numbersnumbers that are easy towork with mentally
dividenda number to be divided
divisiontells how many groups or how many in each group
remainderthe number less than the divisor that remains after dividing
quotientthe number (other than the remainder) that is the result of the division operation
equationa number sentencethat uses the equal sign to show that two expressions have the same value

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